Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-01-28
TROUBLE IN THE CAMP,
A psei.isn That Ha. Caused Much nj.
certaus in tho Salvation Army.

oseihSn That Has Caused Much nis
certent I'm tho salvatioa Army.
The recent autumn mnncuvcrs OF tho
Salvation army in England wore highly
'uccossful Tho Amen artillery chnl.
chS,x general admir0tiIns aud wns
especially effective at lonr-rango rrac-
tice. Tho Hallalmjah infantry. which
were recently equipped with new drums
anu tambomrincs, maintained tho old.
time esprit do corps.
| When the Salvation cavalry came into
view laughable incident occurred. for
religious hobby. horse took III. hi, in
his mouth and cnvortcd and p,unced oil
ovsr ,hr field with Salvation army
ih'ni1',n.. who waR utterly uanhln 10
h"id INN. Among tho corps whose cvu-
'ntt"n. won -a,rrial praise were "tlo
n.ro, 'nd FIRE Frncihlca," -thv Cod
S'resh Guards" lD,mist). "thc ltu, al
Seven Dial Brigade" tho Pmticont
l. nc Light Cavalry" "the Chcnpsidc
Cuirnssirra," "the Collection Plate nra.
goons," ",hc Mosaic Veterans" ami "thc
Mount Ararat Invinciblcs.s
A largo part of tho urn,y nro to hc
ar'nt'l with repeating srrmos. Since
gu'ng into winter barracks the S,lra;ion
Amy, not to speak disrcsrrc,fuil, ot
that excellent organization. has adopted
tlio miiitary system Of tho Xulus, iSv il
has decided that no officer slial; marry
| unit! he has distinguished himself la tho
service and has reached tho grade OF
! captain. llo muat also obtain tho con-
sent Of l'is post commandnnt, nnd must
have sufficient military capacity io COM
mnnd three fortrcascs OF Tho army al
| once.
People who nro not familiar with the
grades and rnuks OF the Salvation Army
inny he interested to know that can.
didale. after going through II thorough
course Of military instruction In the cate
J c'iisn and passing rigid examinations on
Nkheart of holding campmuetings bccomcs
A"cadct." lie often serves two yrnra ~
g 3gdet lcf"re lie gotta TO bc n lieutenant.
IVt6$A survives four or five years of nc
| tlveVei,lcc rs II lieutenant hu ia pro.
motcd tn be captain. captain may
grow gray III the service without ever
becoming mujpr. in some ms,nnces
the ambitious cade. scrvicos fifteen
y"nra before Io wears cnpinn'B shoul.
der-Btrnls aud commands class. ricot-
Ing.
A promising cn''ct OF the Salvation
| Army who becomes ennmoroi OF
pretty daughter OF tho regiment lins
now to wait fifteen ycara &Yrc lie may
wod. Promotion is ulyoh; N9-r!esn lie
distinguishes himself Z II passing tho COT
fcesiHn plntse mo .!iio young Salvation sol
dirr may never reach tho rank OF car-
tain. Several hussars In The Salvation
cavalry, who nro engaged to pretty
young ladies in the Amen light artillery,
have dcaparingly given up MI hopra OF
ever celebrating their nuptinls. There
III great discomfort ovcr tho new mill.
tary order. and hundrcds OF 8oldiera nrn
desertng every day. Several bnt, nlions
have openly mutiniod and thrown away
their prayer.books.
The rule has been adopted 10 cncpur
age gnllantry in tho field, and TO prevent,
martial incongruitca. Under tho old
syotcm cnliow cadet OF tho Sal vntion
light infnniry often married veteran
skirmisher Of tho "Buol and Fro Fenci.
blce,' or n young and pretty tambour-
inc player in the "Flying artillery" gave
hor hnnd and heart to M ancient drum
MGR OF the mosaic veterans" Hun
band aud wife are separated for many
years. They shouted in different battal-
'ons. Tho husband might he sent 10 In.
dia with his battalion to sap and mine
iindor hentbcn temple. whilo Mt the
bamo timc the wife might be sent to
! Switzcrlnnd with her battalion TO sl,ir.
Tnsh with the Lntlicrans Oh tho Alps.
The adoption Of tho rule will also give
III" Salvation Army officers timo 10 dc.
vote themselves TO religiouY work. They
vii! no longer pass delightful hours in
paying court to charming young Indies
tho flower OF the religious army, nor
longer hide their lamps under bll.hcl
ON Sunday evening. IIcnceforth they
will have To face grim war every where,
aud will go to India to bo cnlen by ii.
gers and to Switzerland to bo stoned by
| OTHER Christians.
Tho new order about the Offices mar.
rying has not bccn received IN this
country, but it is fcarfully YV-ctcl
every day. All tho cadets and llcutcn.
ants nre indignant and talk OF throwing
mp their commissions. II an attempt is
made to enforce the new rulo in New
York there will he mritiny in The Sal
vation Army second in history only 10
the Srpoy mutiny.-New York Star.